Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Centers: Structured day programs for adults with dementia

Alzheimer's/Dementia Facility: Residences for people with dementia

Ambulance: Emergency transport

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): A federal law passed in 1990 addressing equal opportunity and accommodations for Americans with disabilities.

Area Agency on Aging: An agency that provides a broad range of services to Arkansas's senior citizens.

Arkansas Kids First Program: A state administered program focused on providing medical services for children; eligibility based on family income and resources.

Assisted Transportation: Assisted transport for people with functional limitations

Battered Women's Services: Services related to women who are at risk of abuse or have been abused.

Caregiver Support: Support Services to alleviate caregiver burden

Case Management Services: Assistance related to guiding a person through the process of obtaining services or achieving objective-based goals.

Child Abuse Prevention/Reporting: Services related to the prevention and reporting of child abuse.

Child Care Services: Services related to the care and supervision of children, typically during daytime hours for working parents.

Child Support Enforcement: A state administered program primarily addressing the enforcement and collection of court ordered child support payments.

Childrens Medical Services: A state administered program which provides coordination, specialized medical care, and rehabilitation, for children with special health needs. Formerly know as Crippled Children's Services.

Home Care -- Chore Assistance: Assistance focused on providing in-home chore services, such as cleaning, typically to prevent institutionalization of the aged or disabled, or to reduce the risk of child or spousal abuse.

Home Care -- Personal Care: Assistance focused on providing in-home personal care, such as bathing and dressing, typically to prevent institutionalization of the aged or disabled, or to reduce the risk of child or spousal abuse.

Home Delivered Meals: Food in the form of meals, for qualifying individuals or families, delivered to the person's home.

Home Health Care: Supplemental health services provided at home by medical para-professionals, typically to prevent institutionalization of the aged or disabled.

Home Modification: Modifications to make homes safer and more accessible

Homeless Services: A wide range of social services addressing the needs of homeless persons and families.

Hospice Services: Services related to end-of-life care and planning, and family respite.

Residential Facilities -- Board and Care Homes: Communal or home-like facilities designed to provide residents with both supervised structure and a degree of independence.

Residential Facilities -- Nursing Homes: Residential facilities designed to provide a level of nursing and personal care greater than that offered in independent or assisted care facilities.

Residential Facilities -- Retirement Communities: Facilities providing residents with a high degree of independence and a range of community, support and care options.

Resource Center: Resource Centers for learning about and accessing services

Respite: Temporary Relief for Caregivers

Senior Citizens Centers: Community facilities which provide a wide range of services for aging adults, typically including recreational activities for adults, socialization, educational programs, and other services.

Shelter Assistance: Services addressing the provision of housing (typically temporary) for persons and families in need.

Sheltered Workshops: Organizations that provide a range of services, usually rehabilitative or occupational, for developmentally disabled persons.

Shelters: Facilities offering a range of services to individuals and families in need; services typically focus on temporary housing for the homeless or for victims of violence.

SNAP Program: A state administered program for providing food-related assistance; eligibility based on household income and resources.

Utility Assistance: Services offered by a variety of community and government organizations providing grants and subsidies to needy families for residential utilities (typically gas, electricity, water).

Veterans Services: A wide range of services offered to former military servicemen.